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Re: Power File
Posted: 30 Dec 2016, 12:52
by Titus A Duxass
I ended up buying an el cheapo Silverline jobbie from Amazon.
32 glocken well spent.
What a lovely little tool.
Re: Power File - Updated belt cutting method
Posted: 30 Dec 2016, 17:44
by Mr Bean
Like I said earlier buy the wide belts - note there are two sizes at least - and cut them down to the correct width. I am still using my Black and Decker cheapo but recently revised my cutting to width process:
Mark off the inside with a compass, dividers or similar and set in a metal workers vice with the marked line level with the top edge of the vice jaws and cut from the non-abrasive side using a wide chisel struck lightly with a hammer working your way round the belt in stages. On the coarser grades you may need to flex the joint so as to prevent premature breakage.
CS
Re: Power File
Posted: 31 Dec 2016, 06:47
by Titus A Duxass
I bought a pack of 96 belts (mixed grade) for 19€ so I won't be faffing about cutting belts.
Re: Power File
Posted: 31 Dec 2016, 18:56
by Mr Bean
Titus A Duxass wrote:I bought a pack of 96 belts (mixed grade) for 19€ so I won't be faffing about cutting belts.
Bargain! Anyone sen such a deal in the UK?
CS
Re: Power File
Posted: 01 Jan 2017, 07:42
by Titus A Duxass
You can get them from Amazon UK for 16,13£.
Just search for power file belts.
Re: Power File
Posted: 17 Jan 2017, 10:23
by boatbuilder
I saw one in Lidl on special offer yesterday for 14 euros - that about 10 pounds! I resisted the temptation!
Re: Power File
Posted: 17 Jan 2017, 10:37
by Titus A Duxass
If it was from Parkside or Powerfix it would be worth a punt.
Their products are usually okay for hobbiers.
I'm very happy with my Silverline jobbie, I did make a mistake and tried it out on an engine block - messy but satisfying. Unfortunately I may have started something I cannot finish.
Re: Power File
Posted: 17 Jan 2017, 23:34
by Mr Bean
Titus A Duxass wrote:If it was from Parkside or Powerfix it would be worth a punt.
Their products are usually okay for hobbiers.
I'm very happy with my Silverline jobbie, I did make a mistake and tried it out on an engine block - messy but satisfying. Unfortunately I may have started something I cannot finish.
Yes I don't find that bag effort very efficient. I have to say though that almost any 12mm/1/2" power file knocks a rotating Burr type tool into a cocked hat in terms of material removal. So you can often wrangle them into places like ports and the like and shift bulk of the metal so to finish off with a burr. Although my port polishing days are over these days as the marginal performance improvement is at the rarely used end of the throttle range.
CS